The pet shop shut down, and me and my friend are close to leasing it as a concert venue. We found it was called the Bluebird Theater until a fire…then remnamed the Luxe. We looked inside today. You can see how it was kind of laid out. There is a projector room… with holes where the projector would have shown through. There were still parts of the original screen up. We want to name or venue something to do with the old theater…

Boxoffice magazine reported in January 1940 that the fire previously mentioned started when a boiler exploded in the theater building. At the time the temperature outside was thirteen degrees below zero.

A recent internet search shows the Lulu business which Ken Roe mentioned as well as another pet business called Fins, Feathers & Paws. Both businesses are at 117 E. Washington.